And what I saw was humanity...And what I saw was stupidityIn line with human inclinationBestial behaviour

I waited the whole dayAnd only saw people hurrying past meNow it is evening and the roads are emptyI'm tired - where should I still go?

On the road of time...Already alone for hoursI am now already on my wayWhich leads me to yesterdayOn the road of time

Here and there I saw the peopleShallow own below - mute with fearRun over by their brothersand thoughtlessly crushed underfootI saw the peopleDeeply ashamedBetrayed and disappointedAnd already early in their lifeRocking themselves in the throes of death

Conquered or conquerorStrengthened or destroyedOnly hate remains in the endAnd so they fall to the ground

I saw the pillars of fame of great menI still heard their words myselfI was touched and deeply movedBut before I saw their endAnd also that of their visionsI wandered through the wars

Saw the fear and the ruinAnd all the same - whether war or peaceEgoism - blind hateWas always present hereAnd I walked on through the nightAnd saw only more and more tears stillAnd I carried on walkingAnd what I saw was stupidityIn line with human inclinationBestial behaviour

And as the morning raised itselfAnd the night gave way to the sunYoung and wildThe great time of the GreeksShowed itself to meAnd the hope of these peopleTheir courage and strengthFilled me on my wayFor the first time with joyAnd exhausted from all timesI lay myself downBefore the walls of Athens

And as I close my eyesI see the young folkGathering full of hope and prideIn the face of the Sun